Rheumatology

The Divisions of Rheumatology are essential components of the Departments of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and provide a wide range of services to patients with rheumatic and immunologic disorders.

The Division of Rheumatology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center provides state-of-the-art care for patients with a wide spectrum of rheumatic and immunologic disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, dermatomyositis, scleroderma and systemic vasculitis.

The Division of Rheutmatology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the largest rheumatology program in the country, with 10,000 new patients and 30,000 follow-up patients per year. The Division provides both outpatient care and inpatient care, and features a five-bed infusion unit that accommodates nearly 2000 patients per year and avoids the need for hospitalization. A drug trials unit coordinates over 30 clinical research trials per year, giving patients access to medications not available elsewhere.

The Division also features extensive patient-support programs and research centers focused on rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, the anti-phospholipid syndrome, childhood lupus, fibromyalgia, dermato-and polymyositis, women and rheumatic disease, and many other disorders and topics. As the most respected academic center focused solely on these medical problems, the Division has many activities that involve patients, including support groups (LupusLine, Charla de Lupus, and Myositis), clinical trials, and lectures to enhance the patient-physician relationships.